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Florida man bitten by coral snake speaks out

A DeLeon Springs man who was bitten by a coral snake spoke out about the ordeal from his hospital bed.

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Updated: 12:59 PM EDT Aug 21, 2015

Florida man bitten by coral snake speaks out

A DeLeon Springs man who was bitten by a coral snake spoke out about the ordeal from his hospital bed.

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Updated: 12:59 PM EDT Aug 21, 2015

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WEBVTT THANKS TO TRIAL RESEARCH AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL, HE'S ALIVE TO TELL HIS STORY. TODAY WE'RE HEARING FROM THE LOCAL MAN WHO WAS BITTEN BY A CORAL SNAKE. HE SAYS HE'S BLESSED TO HAVE SURVIVED. TROY JOHNS OF DELEON SPRINGS IS SHARING HIS STORY FROM A HOSPITAL BED. FLORIDA HOSPITAL De LAND GAVE WESH 2 NEWS FOOTAGE OF HIS RECOVERY AND AN INTERVIEW. THE 46-YEAR-OLD PLUMBER WAS WRAPPING UP A JOB IN ORANGE CITY ON TUESDAY WHEN HE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A CORAL SNAKE. GOT READY TO WRAP A HOSE AND THERE WAS A SNAKE LAYING BESIDE THE HOSE AND I WASN'T AWARE OF IT AND I REACHED OUT TO PICK THE HOSE UP AND THE SNAKE BIT ME ON THE INDEX FINGER. HE SAYS IT FELT LIKE A BEE STING. I DIDN'T THINK NOTHING ABOUT IT AT FIRST. I THREW HIM AND WENT BACK AND PICKED HIM UP AND ACTUALLY PUT HIM IN A JAR. Reporter: JOHNS WAS DRIVING TO ANOTHER WORK SITE WHEN HE HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE HE FELT SICK. I STARTED THROWING UP REALLY BAD AND I WAS STILL DIZZY AND I GOT A MASSIVE HEADACHE AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW, 911 SHOWS UP. Reporter: HE WAS RUSHED IN AN AMBULANCE TO FLORIDA HOSPITAL De LAND, ONE OF ONLY THREE HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY WITH THE NEW CORAL SNAKE ANTIVENIN. THEY'RE THE SECOND DEADLIEST IN THE WORLD BEHIND BLACK MAMBAS. 52 PEOPLE WERE BITTEN BY THEM LAST YEAR IN FLORIDA. I'M NOT SCARED OF THEM. I'M GOING TO BE MORE CAUTIOUS THE NEXT TIME I GRAB ONE, IF I DO, PROBABLY WITH A SHOVEL OR SOMETHING. Reporter: THE SNAKE RESPONSIBLE FOR BITING THE MAN

Florida man bitten by coral snake speaks out

A DeLeon Springs man who was bitten by a coral snake spoke out about the ordeal from his hospital bed.